Thread: All 2019/20 bushfire comments here.

No 101 I don't know, but considering Human Nature it is a good guess.

Post WW2 SA had a Brigadier as a Police Commissioner does this help with your query, so did the wartime rank follow on as an Honorary position even though there was no war? Dunno.

Brigadier John Gilbert McKinna CMG, CBE, DSO, LVO, ED (11 December 1906 – 28 January 2000) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War. He was also the Police Commissioner for South Australia between July 1957 and June 1972.

The geographoic spread of the fires particularly around NW Sydney are simply because there are two enormous and inaccessible National Parks there in Wollomi, Yengo and Dharug.
All of these parks are mountainous and inaccessible and basically the fires are let to burn as there is no danger to housing except when the fires reach

the fringes. There was a bit of hand wringing about the Wollomi pines which are wait for it in an inaccessible position.

South of Katoomba it was the Blue Mountains National park which is wait for it mountainous and inaccessible. Further south it was the Kanagr Boyd National Park and the Nattai National Park.
See a common thread there somewhere?

I say BS to the analysis.

Regards PhilipA

Re Wollomi Pines.

As you would be aware Philip there is plenty of Wollomi Plant Stock available since they were discovered, so that wouldn't be a huge loss nowadays. I know, that wasn't your question.

Originally Posted by Eevo

some are on centrelink and firefighting doesnt count as looking for work, so sometimes loss of payment.

I personally think thats just wrong to treat someone on centrelink like that. Volunteer work (any volunteer work not just firefighing) should be encouraged, especially for people who may be long term unemployed who actually want to work (Im well aware that some long term unemployed dont want to work).

Originally Posted by 101RRS

As an aside - does anyone know why the Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner has such a high rank compared to other Australian (and world) Military/Para-military ranks.

His rank insignia indicates he is one rank higher than any military officer could ever be. A full General (Chief of the Defence Force equivalent) insignia has crossed swords indicating General rank, then a crown and pip which together make up a General. A Field Marshall, a rank not normally used in peace has a Field Marshal crossed swords and a crown but is the equivalent of of a General's insignia but with and extra pip - so crossed swords, a crown and two pips.

The Victoria Emergency Services commissioner has the Commissioner "emblem" but then a crown and three pips (Brigadier) as well as his Commissioner emblem. On the basis of his rank insignia he is two ranks higher than any other Military Officer (including the CDF), two ranks higher that any other commissioner anywhere is Australia, at least 3 ranks higher than the Federal Emergency Management Commissioner (a public servant) and at least one rank higher than the highest 5 star military officer in the world (these are only activated in times of World War).

So anyone got a reason - tried googling it but nothing comes up.

Cheers

Garry

Gianormous ego.

Two great minds eh?

Originally Posted by shanegtr

I personally think thats just wrong to treat someone on centrelink like that. Volunteer work (any volunteer work not just firefighing) should be encouraged, especially for people who may be long term unemployed who actually want to work (Im well aware that some long term unemployed dont want to work).

I don't know how centrelink assesses volunteer work. I do know that centrelink qld accepts Queensland Volunteer Marine Rescue Squadrons as bona fide work places for centrelink applicants.

How it works I don't know , but they are registered workplaces and receive full WHS benefits. There are a lot of comprehensive rules and regulations SOP's etc just like any registered workplace.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Gianormous ego.

Of who/m?